Product Owner Review

by Santander

Rating

6.5/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Product Owner, managing backlog and tasks to delivery tools to customers.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Technical skills in coding, testing debugging and various complex tasks.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Santander was brilliant but the uni was awful.

5/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Not very, lots of issues will results coming out, technical problems with joining webinar rooms etc.

6/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Santander was been great in supporting me.

10/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

Was hard to get a response back from someone, let along support!

1/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

Some theory was carried over into my role but 80% of my development has been from work experience on the job.

4/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

There are some groups at work and activities to get involved in.

8/10

9a. Would you recommend Santander to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Santander is a great company to work for and I would recommend them to my friends. BPP University has, unfortunately, let this apprenticeship down.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Santander?

Make sure you understand the curriculum and the types of skills you will learn, for example for some members learning coding skills wasn't what they were expecting and they struggled.